Embraer EMB-145-LR accident near Boston, Massachusetts, May 12, 2006
On May 12, 2006 at about 11:10 pm local time, a Embraer EMB-145-LR, registered N275SK, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts (General Edward Lawrence Logan airport). It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 51 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The tug driver's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane. A factor was the fog.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 12, 2006 · about 11:10 pm local time
- Place
- Boston, Massachusetts · General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 51 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-145-LR · all EMB-145-LRs on the register
- Registration
- N275SK · no longer on the register · serial 1450345
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The flightcrew was waiting to be pushed back from the gate when a tug impacted the airplane's left wing. The airplane was parked and the engines off. The tug driver was bringing luggage to a different airplane, and didn't see the accident airplane until the collision. The reported visibility at the airport, about the time of the accident, was 1/4 mile in fog.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,300 hours in all; 2,560 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 80 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: March 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,550 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 160 in the last 90 days; 80 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: February 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 14,493 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, May 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 45,414 lb
- Seats: 53
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Rolls-Royce AE 3007A1P (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Chautauqua Airlines Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: BOS Boston MA at 11:10 pm
- Destination: ROC Rochester NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 050° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 0.2 statute miles
- Sky: vv at 100 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.93 inHg
- Observation at 10:52 pm from BOS
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 48 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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